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CHELTENHAM’S new MP AlexChalk notched up a victory overShire Hall bosses after his potholesummit led to them 7nally agree-ing to 7x the Cheltenham’s worst10 pothole zones.

In a heated public debate, overa hundred people turned up at thesummit organised by Mr Chalkwhich saw the county council’shighways chief face up to the factthat the state of Gloucestershire’sroads is not good enough.

Councillor Vernon Smith, ShireHall’s cabinet member for high-ways, described the county’s roadsas “very poor” and owned up tothe fact that more could be done.

Last Friday evening the Munic-ipal Of7ces allowed members ofthe public to interrogate Mr Smithand the county council’s top

roads of7cer, Scott Tompkins.The public debate started off

with Mr Smith and Mr Tomkinsoutlining the problems that theyfaced in dealing with our roads.

It also allowed Mr Smith andMr Tompkins the chance toexplain the size of the highwaysproblems facing the GCC team.

While accepting the county hasa problem with its roads Mr Smith

did hit back at the 7xation withpotholes.

He said: “For far too long wehave been obsessed with pot-holes.” Mr Smith also added: “Thereal issue is the lack of proactivemaintenance.”

He said they had changed their

approach to focus more on thatproactive maintenance and as aresult things are improving.

Mr Smith said the countycouncil’s £86m backlog is like a“titanic ship– it’s turning, it’smoving.” And he also said it was

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like “painting the San Fran-cisco Bridge in that when you@nish one end, you have tostart at the other again.”Mr Smith and Mr Tompkins

faced questions from thepublic on issues like the non-replacement of paving slabswith tarmac, gully cleaning,road markings, quality control,disappearing pothole paintand provision for cyclists.The state of the county’s

roads was described by onemember of the public as“laughable” while another

irate member of the publiccalled for a public inquiry to@nd out how and why high-ways had become such a “dis-grace”.Mr Smith at one point

during the end of the proceed-ings even apologised to theEditor of The Standard sayingthat he was ‘sorry’ for the stateof the roads in the town.Mr Chalk had asked audi-

ence members to @ll out formsdetailing the worst areas forpotholes in Cheltenham.He said he would gather the

results and make a list of thetop 10 worst affected zones. He

then very pointedly asked MrSmith for a guarantee to @xthose areas.On the very last breath of

the meeting, which was metby loud clapping and cheering,Mr Smith @nally promised thework would be done within 28days.“The thing I am most

pleased about is we won anundertaking that, if we get to-gether the top 10 worstpothole zones in Cheltenham,they will clear them in 28 days.That’s a win for Chel-

tenham,” concluded AlexChalk.

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THE Aag on CheltenhamBorough Council’s MunicipalOf@ce has been Aying at half-mast this week in memory of theBritish victims in the Tunisianattack.Mayor Duncan Smith says: “I

have asked that the Aag on thecouncil building is Aown at half-mast for this week. The sympa-thy and prayers of allcommunities across Cheltenhamgo out to those families affectedby the events in Tunisia. It is im-portant that we stand together insupport of those who are suffer-ing and in opposition to thosewho commit such atrocities.”

Flag flying athalf-mast fortunisian massacre

“that’s a win for Cheltenham,” says Chalk

POLICE are appealing for infor-mation following a suspicious in-cident in Bishops Cleeve,Cheltenham.At around 6pm on Friday 26th

June a little girl, wearing a redsummer school dress, left herhouse in Sunrise Avenue to cycleto her friend’s house in GorseRoad. She got off her bike at thejunction of Gorse Road andSunrise Avenue and saw a whiteand silver car with a man sittingin the driver’s seat. He wounddown the car window, andstarted talking to her through theopen window. He told the littlegirl to ‘get in the back in theboot’.The girl didn’t reply and

quickly cycled home.The man was white with very

short, spikey hair and a long face.He was wearing a ring on theindex @nger of his right handwhich he kept taking off andputting back on while he spoketo the girl.Police would like to hear from

anyone who remembers seeingthe car or the little girl to pleasecome forward. Please call 101quoting incident number 405 of26th June 2015.

Appeal for witnessesfollowing incidentin Cheltenham

FIVE police cars and an ambu-lance were rushed to an inci-dent yesterday Wednesday 1stJuly at around 1pm near theTesco in Cheltenham’s LowerHigh Street after a man wasfound with what was thoughtto be a stab wound to his neck.A very large crowd gathered

as Police were called to thescene at around 1pm wherethey cordoned the area off.The man was seen He was

seen lying on the Aoor with abandage around his neck.A bystander said he had

heard some screaming andthen the police were veryquickly on the scene clearingthe street to allow the para-medics in.Theman was rushed to Chel-

tenham General Hospital.Enquiries are continuing and

a woman has been arrested onsuspicion of assault causingactual bodily harm.Police would like to hear

from anybody who witnessedthe incident or who has furtherinformation that could helpthe police with their enquiries.Please call 101 quoting incidentnumber 239 of 1st July 2015.

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A GLIDER pilot tookhis own life when hecrashed the aircraftinto the ground, aninquest has heard.Cotswold Gliding

Club member MichaelHugh England, 57, hadleft a suicide notebefore the crash onJune 14th, the hearingin Gloucester heard.

He borrowed a gliderfrom the club, circledthe airIeld severaltimes and took a steepdive to the ground atAston Down AirIeld,Gloucestershire.The Gloucestershire

Coroner's Courtinquest was adjourneduntil November.The suicide letter

was found by police atMr England's home inSchool Road, CharltonKings, Cheltenham.Mr England died of

multiple injuries at thescene, the inquest wastold.

Cheltenhamglider pilot leftsuicide note

COUNCIL staff are one stepcloser to moving out of theMunicipal OfIces as Chel-tenham Borough Councilreveals it has acquired newofIce accommodation at DeltaPlace, 27 Bath Road, Chel-tenham.Delta House has been ac-

quired for £13.75m. Around£10m of that will be paid off inthe Irst eight years in rents re-ceived from the current headlessee of the property.The main driving force

behind the relocation is theneed to Ind a headquarters forthe council that is more cost-effective and suited tomodernneeds than the MunicipalOfIces.The latter was originally a

row of 13 houses which is in-creasingly unsuited tomodernworking conditions. It is ex-pensive to maintain and pro-vides more accommodationthan the council currentlyneeds. It has also proved to bevery difIcult to sub-let becauseof the way the space is conIg-ured.Mark Sheldon, the council’s

director of resources, said: “Wehave been looking to relocatetomodern, more Jexible ofIceaccommodation for manyyears, to improve customer ex-perience and provide bettervalue for money for the taxpayers of Cheltenham.“This option was one of

many put forward to council-lors - including remaining atthe Municipal OfIces andbuilding new ofIces. Follow-ing a full appraisal, it wasagreed that this move offersthe greatest beneIts. The relo-cation of the council and rede-velopment of the MunicipalOfIces will attract even morebusinesses and visitors to ourtown and the council will beable to provide services frommore accessible ofIces for itslocal residents and staff.”Councillor John Rawson,

deputy leader of the counciland cabinet member forInance, adds: “I fully under-

stand that many people will besorry to see the council relo-cate from the Promenade.However, we face a drasticsqueeze on our Inances as aresult of cuts in governmentcore funding and we have tochoose between cutting serv-ices or cutting overheads.”

The council will be seekingto form a joint venture with acommercial partner to rede-velop the Municipal OfIcesbuilding sensitively for a mixof potential uses includingretail, hotel, leisure and someresidential.The council believes that the

release and re-use of theseofIces will add signiIcantvalue to the economic per-formance of the town.Rather than sell the Munici-

pal OfIces for a one off capitalsum and relinquish the own-ership of an iconic building,the council’s aim is to secure alonger term annual incomestream, through a ground rentor performance share, to helpsupport its revenue budget.The relocation, the council

claimed will include a numberof major Inancial beneIts tothe council taxpayer overfuture years.• Relocating to a new andmore modern building willavoid the estimated £6.5mrepair and maintenance costsof the Municipal OfIces overthe next 20 years.• It will secure private capitalto redevelop and renovate theMunicipal OfIces.• It will generate an income bysubletting surplus space in thenew ofIces – estimated at£325k a year from 2023/4.• It will generate an incomefrom the redeveloped Munici-pal OfIces, cautiously esti-mated at £175k a year from2023/4.Occupying more modern

ofIces organised on an openplan principle will make iteasier to streamline thecouncil’s administration,improve efIciency and cutcosts.

New council officesto cost £13.75 million

STAFF at Cheltenham’snewest nursing home arehoping the good weatherholds for its ofIcialopening tomorrow Friday3rd July.A garden party event

will take place at Went-worth Court on VillageRoad between 2 – 5pmwith afternoon teas andfresh strawberries andcream on the front lawnand guests serenaded bymusic from the Glouces-tershire Youth StringQuartet.

Cheltenham’s MP, AlexChalk will be welcomedas guest of honour withtwo of WentworthCourt’s Irst residentscutting a ceremonialribbon at 4pm to ofI-cially open the home.

Home Manager, CarolBall said: “We’re reallylooking forward to lovelyafternoon, where ourguests will be treated todelicious teas created byour talented team ofchefs. “We hope that thelocal community, busi-nesses and family andfriends of our residentswill join us to raise a glassof Izz to the futuresuccess of the home.“We’d like to extend

the invitation to anyonewho would like to comealong and help us cele-brate our ofIcialopening.”

Wentworth Court isCheltenham’s Irst de-mentia-only nursinghome, offering highly-in-dividualised care, ensur-

ing that each and everyresident feels valued, re-spected, cared for andsafe.The Village Road

nursing home welcomedits Irst residents in earlyMay following a multi-million pound invest-ment.The dementia-specialist

nursing team provideshigh-quality medical caretwenty four hours a day,seven days a week, sup-ported by local partner-ships with GPs, opticians,dentists, dieticians, phys-iotherapists and chi-ropodists.For more information,

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A GROUP of ClarenceSquare residents are claim-ing early success in bring-ing GloucestershireCounty Council roadscontractors to heel, as theCabinet member for high-ways, agrees contractorAmey should dig up itstarmac pavement blunder.The residents group,

known as The Next 200Years Group, which seesitself as custodian of anarea including what isthought to be one of thecountry’s only completeRegency squares, is set tospearhead a drive to bringpressure on CheltenhamBorough Council and theroads-responsible countycouncil.It will urge ofKcers and

councillors to take 200years of Pittville heritageinto account as plans aredeveloped to change trafKcLows and buildings use inCheltenham borough.At a roads Pothole

Summit organised by Con-servative MP for Chel-tenham, Alex Chalk and

chaired by the town’smayor, Councillor DuncanSmith, a Clarence Squareresident was Krst to enterthe debate with a call forpavement Lagstones to berelayed following tarmacwork by a contractor.According to pressure

group spokesperson PeterSayers, over 50 Lagstonesin Clarence Square havebeen removed, some as re-cently as this year, and re-placed with tarmac in acost-saving measure whenthey should have beenrelayed or replaced withsimilar material to protectthe cultural heritage ofPittville.“Tarmac was patented in

the early 1900s, a centuryafter Joseph Pitt developedPittville and its acclaimedleafy sanctuaries ofClarence and WellingtonSquares. Short-term, oftenKnancially-driven decisionmaking by local andcounty councils is capableof destroying hundreds ofyears of the heritage of thearea if we cannot act as

custodians,” stressed MrSayers.“We were able to seize

the moment at thePothole Summit to servenotice on CheltenhamBorough and Gloucester-shire County Councilsthat the views of Pittvilleresidents should be takeninto account in decisionmaking,” he said.“Working with one of

the Pittville ward council-lors, Adam Lillywhite, wedemand to be heard withregard to planned or dis-cussed changes. We areconcerned about trafKc,road safety, accessibility,public transport, air pollu-tion, housing and retaildevelopment issues in thetown, particularly thosethat impact on trafKc andpedestrian routes inPittville and adjacentareas. Foremost in ourminds are delayed at-tempts to change BootsCorner and to developNorth Place and PortlandStreet,” concluded MrSayers.

Early success for Pittville pressure group

Chalk steps up fight forbroadband ‘notspots’CHELTENHAM’S MP, AlexChalk, has pledged to stepup the Kght for the town’sbroadband ‘notspots’, as heprepares for a showdownwith BT and Virgin regard-ing local broadband speeds.On top of raising the

matter with the Secretary ofState in Parliament, MrChalk has organised ameeting with BT, Virginand the Government-backed Fastershire schemelater this week, to get to thebottom of why parts ofCheltenham are still strug-gling without broadband.Since the election, the

town’s MP has met withkey industry players in Par-liament to highlight theplight of those constituentsstuck in what he calls “e-poverty”. He has also calledinto question a commercialroll-out which he claims,“prioritises ever fasterspeeds for those whoalready enjoy decent broad-band, while leaving thou-sands languishing in a

digital Dark Age.’’According to ofKcial data

published by the Govern-ment, 93% of premises inCheltenham now enjoysuper fast broadband, withaverage speeds ofmore than24mb per second. That isthanks, in part, to the com-mercial providers’ roll-outprogramme. But the re-maining 7% of householdshave been left behind, withmany unable to even accessbasic broadband (deKned asan average speed of at least2mb per second).

Speaking to the Standard,the town’s MP outlined hisdetermination to stand upfor those constituentsliving in “e-poverty”.He said: ‘‘Although the

majority of Cheltonians arenow beneKting from theGovernment’s £1.7 billionnetwork upgrade, someparts of our town,including Old Farm Drivein Up Hatherley, GraceGardens in Benhall, HilltopRoad in Pittville and busi-nesses in Sixways, havebeen completely over-looked.'''It is absurd, frankly, that

there are businesses andresidents in the home ofGCHQ who can’t get basicbroadband and are strug-gling with dial-up speeds. Itis time someone took re-sponsibility for these ‘not-spots’. I called thisCheltenham meetingbecause I am determinedthat those in e-povertyshould be prioritised for in-vestment.’’

Greyholme Dental help Chernobyl kidsFOR the second year runningGreyholme Dental Suite willbe looking after the dentalneeds of a group of 12 chil-dren brought over fromCher-nobyl by the amazingCharityChernobyl Children’s Life-line.Greyholme Dental Suite

will be devoting Wednesday8th July solely to helpingthese young children. All ofthem are still suffering greatlyfrom the after effects of thenuclear explosion that hap-pened on 26th April 1986 (28Yrs ago). The children oftensuffer from blood disorders,thyroid cancers and a verypoor immune systems.Whilethey are here they will get tohave lots of fun days out andeat lots of fresh uncontami-nated food.Dr Warren Martin, who is

'Cheltenham’s pioneer ofpain free dentistry’ said: "It isa pleasure to donate our time,expertise and resources tohelping such inspirationalchildren. Your mouth is thegateway to your whole bodyso if these children have un-treated disease in their

mouth, the effects on theiralready compromisedimmune systems can be terri-ble. The children come fromthe remote villages in Cher-nobyl and do not have accessto good dentistry. I want to beable to everything I can tohelp them.”Dentistry at home is either

very antiquated or Knanciallyinaccessible. So the team atGreyholme have volunteeredto provide any dental treat-ment and oral health educa-tion that is necessary forthem to have a healthymouth and smile.Annie Siddall has once

again generously donated hertime, resources and facepainting talent to providesome face painting for theChildren. This is true to format Greyholme, as they go togreat lengths to make sure allof their patients have a greatexperience at the dentist.From last year’s visit the

Chairman of Chernobyl Chil-dren’s Life Linewrote toGrey-holme Dental Suite saying: “I am most grateful for thetrouble you went to, to look

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teamed up with WholefoodsCheltenham who will be do-nating some immune boost-ing juices and goodies to gointo the goodie bags that aregiven to the children to takeaway with them.Leanne Butler, Practice

Manager at Greyholme said:"The whole team is lookingforward tomeeting this year’sgroup of children. Our expe-rience last year was fantastic ifnot a little emotional, ifanyone gets a chance to helpout this charity in any way Iwould recommend they do soas it is one of the most re-warding things we have beenpart of.”


PLANS to close BootsCorner to trafEc are set tobe shelved but a majoroverhaul of Cheltenham'sone-way system is stilllikely to go ahead.The Enal decision on the

long-in-coming and con-troversial CheltenhamTransport Plan is due to betaken by GloucestershireCounty Council's Conser-vative cabinet on July22nd.But highways ofEcers are

set to recommend at thatmeeting that the BootsCorner pedestrianisationelement of the plan shouldnot go ahead – for now.They will also recom-

mend the changes to thetown's one-way streetsshould be rolled out inphases to make sure theywork properly.Once all of the one-way

to two-way changes havegone ahead a comprehen-sive study would then beundertaken to see if they

have been effective.Then, and only then,

would the Boots Cornerissue be looked at again.The evidence gathered

would be used to “deter-mine if any further changesto Royal Well or BootsCorner are necessary.”Cheltenham's Conserva-

tive MP Alex Chalk said:“This is good news. ClosingBoots Corner would have

meant gridlock and pollu-tion misery for Chel-tenham residents.“I am delighted that

council ofEcers are not rec-ommending this scheme. Ihope that councillors willreject it too.”The transport plan is the

work of the Liberal Democ-rat-run CheltenhamBorough Council.Borough council sources

however insist Shire Hall’srecommended way forwarddoes not mean the end forthe Boots Corner ambi-tions.The aim of the transport

plan is to apparently makeit easier for people to navi-gate their way around thetown. It has faced consider-able opposition from anumber of Bodies and indi-viduals.

Boots corner on hold

SIMPSONS, Cheltenham’sfamous chippy, are launch-ing a book to educate youngchildren on the journey

of Esh and chips from Eeldto fork. The book will teachchildren about the source oftheir food and the truthbehind where Esh and chipscome from.The colourful book, titled

‘Where Do Fish and ChipsCome From?’ follows maincharacter ‘Bonny’ (thenamesake of Simpsons Co-Founder Bonny Ritchie) onan adventure meeting thelikes of Fisherman Frankand Farmer Fred. The bookexplores where their food issourced from and how it isprepared.Co-Founder James Richie,

from Simpsons Fish andChips, said: “Teaching chil-dren the source of their foodis incredibly important to

us. Children often see foodwhen it’s in packaging orcooked and ready preparedso we hope with our book toshow little ones the process.In particular with Fish &Chips, how little is involvedfrom sea to plate. Just fresh,natural ingredients, simplyprepared and cooked.”

‘Where Do Fish and ChipsCome From?’ will be avail-able from Simpsons Fishand Chips this summer.Simpsons will be launchingthe book at the Priors Roadshop to schoolchildrenfrom St Mary’s C of E InfantSchool on Wednesday 15thJuly 2015.Simpsons have won

several awards including the‘From Field To Fork’ Awardat The National Fish andChips Awards 2015. Thefamous chip shop only usesnatural ingredients with noMSG, salt or bulking agentswhich have absolutely noartiEcial colours or Favour-ing. Simpsons Fish andChips is the only MSC certi-Eed chip shop in Glouces-tershire. The MSC hallmarkis awarded to people whocommit to using only Esh

THE LITTLE BUMPCOMPANY, a boutique ma-ternity and nursing specialistwill ofEcially open its doorsin Montpellier this Saturday4th July.Owned by Eve Fernando,

The Little Bump Company isa specialist boutique bringingultra-stylish and comfortableclothes to women through-out the Cotswolds during

every trimester of their preg-nancy. Eve describes how theidea for The Little BumpCompanywas born: “It camefrommy time as a young pro-fessional pregnant womanstruggling to End stylish,comfortable maternity wearto suitme. I realised this needwas not just for myself butsociety at large and some-thing that needed to be pro-vided.”Providing a personal ap-

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ise about the journey intomotherhood and a placewhere women can sit downand rest whilst Ending out alittle bit more about themother and baby commu-nity in the area.” Guests tothe shop this Saturday (4th)can enjoy 10% off plus sweettreats and goody bags Elledwith vouchers from otherlocal businesses with whomThe Little Bump Companyhave teamed up with.The Little BumpCompany,

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that is sourced responsibly.James added: “Fish and

chips is not as unhealthy aseveryone thinks it is, andthat is something wewanted to get across in thebook. It should, of course,be enjoyed as part of a bal-anced diet but it has real nu-tritional value - especiallythe way we cook it!The book reFects the steps

we take to create healthyEsh and chips and our aimis to educate children onsourcing food responsiblyand introduce them to thejourney that it has to take inorder to be enjoyed.”

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Ringway assists National StarCollege with a range of tasksA TEAM of employees fromRingway have left theirmark on the National StarCollege campus near Chel-tenham.The Bve men, who are

working on the A419/A417contract in Cirencester onbehalf of Highways England,spent two days supportingNational Star’s estates team.They did a range of tasks

including helping to buildtwo woodland tunnels andconstructing obstacles thatformed part of NationalStar’s Thriller Run.They also cleared an over-

grown plantation of Christ-mas trees and removed an80ft fallen tree which wasused as commercial Bre-wood.David Crompton, Head of

Estates at National Star, saidthe work carried out by theRingway teamwould make ahuge impact.“We have a large campus

with a lot of ground and asmall estates team of justfour, so having another

team of Bve for two daysmade an incredible differ-ence to us,” said Mr Cromp-ton.“If we had had to buy 10

days of work it would havecost us more than £1,500and we simply do not havethe resources to do that.“We are so grateful to the

Ringway team and hope towelcome them back in thefuture.”Nick Goddard, Ringway

Regional Director said: “We

are always keen to supportthe local community as partof our corporate responsibil-ity policy. This is the Brstproject that Ringway haveundertaken at the collegeand it’s an association wehope to deliver over theyears to come.“Well done to all the guys,

I believe all those who tookpart enjoyed the work andfelt that they achievedsomething positive for avery good cause.”

RUNNERS tackled the obsta-cles at National Star’sThriller Run and evaded thezombies who were out totake one of their “lives”.The 192 runners com-

pleted the 5k course com-plete with tunnels, mazes,water slides and a lake at Na-tional Star’s campus in Ul-lenwood.They had to dodge the

zombies whose aim was totake one of their three“lives” off their survival belt.Zombies such as Church-

down teacher, MatthewMorris, said: “After spendingyears watching zombie BlmsI decided I wanted tobecome a zombie.”Zombie couple Martin

and Emma Vogwell, fromHempsted, decided to takepart in the Thriller Run afterbeing involved withGloucester’s Zombie Walk.“I love anything to do

with zombies,” says Emma,who is a nursery nurse byday. “I love getting intocharacter and trying to scare

someone. It’s that thrill.”UCAS sponsored the event

and several companies tookpart including Crowe ClarkWhitehill, HSBC and BankHouse Group in Chel-tenham.“We have eight people

taking part. As National Staris our charity of the year wethought this would be agood team bonding exercisewhile raising money for agood cause,” said PoppyBoardman, ofBce manager atBank House in Cheltenham.Guy Biggin, Partner of

Crowe ClarkWhitehall, said:“I think this will be greatfun. I’ve got children –zombies will be nothing.”A team of six from the

HSBC Commercial Centre inCheltenham hope to raise£1,000 for National Star.“We did it last year andreally enjoyed it,” said MarkWilton, relationshipmanager at HSBC. “It’s agreat charity and it’s good toknow that we canmake a bitof a difference.”

Five employees fromRingway, working on theA419/A417 contract inCirencester on behalf ofHighways England, helpedwith some of the obstaclesfor the run.One of the largest groups

to take part was KingswayRunners with 17 partici-pants complete in camou-Cage caps and camouCagetutus.The event raised £12,000

on the night. Proceeds willbe used to enable people

with disabilities to live theirlives independently.First across the Bnish line

was Duncan Hainsworthfrom Cheltenham, part ofthe Crowe Clark Whitehillteam, who said: “It was hardbut it was great.”

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MORE than 100 Cheltenhamschoolchildren are preparingto take the plunge in an in-tensive swimming coursebeing run and funded bylocal charity, Heidi’s Heroes.The 2015 Swim for

Summer campaign is thesecond of its kind being or-ganised by Heidi’s Heroes, aregistered charity set up in2013 in honour of worldchampionship swimmerHeidi Wood of Cheltenhamwho died of breast cancer in2012.This year’s campaign will

see nine and ten-year-oldpupils from six Cheltenhamjunior schools receivingcoaching and encouragementto splash out. Of these, morethan 20 children are non-swimmers who will be takingto the water to learn the po-tentially life-saving skill.Many other children will

be coached with the aim ofconKdently swimming 25metres in line with the Na-tional Curriculum expecta-tion of achieving this by theend of Year 6.Paul Wood, Chairman of

Heidi’s Heroes, is co-ordinat-

ing the 2015 campaign withsupport from the Chel-tenham and TewkesburySchool Sports Network (SSN);Leisure at Cheltenham andaccredited coaches from theAmateur Swimming Associa-tion.He said: “This year we are

extending the scheme con-siderably and coachingmanymore children. We startedwith just one school last yearand now have six. One ofthese schools is having a‘taster’ session and if all goeswell hopefully they will joinus next year for the full pro-gramme.”Heidi’s Heroes is paying for

swimming tuition from ASAaccredited coaches as well aspool time at Leisure at Chel-tenham for the Kve daycoaching session fromMonday 6th July – Friday10th.Paul added: “To see the

pleasure it brings childrenwhen they are given experttuition, time and the neces-sary skills and conKdence iswonderful. It not onlyteaches them to swim, but formany it boosts their general

conKdence too, which is bril-liant. We’re really lookingforward to lots of splashingand lots of swimming suc-cesses.”The 2015 Swim for

Summer Campaign culmi-nates with a free swimmingday at the town’s Lido Poolon Saturday 18th July, whenall the children who took partand their parents are invitedfor a swim and presentationof swimming certiKcates,badges and goodie bags byHeidi’s Heroes.Since its launch in October

2013 Heidi’s Heroes hasraised more than £20,000. Itis providing annual bursariesworth £1600 to train moreCruse bereavement counsel-lors; is funding specialistphysiotherapy classes atMaggie’s Cancer Care Centrefor those with, or recoveringfrom treatment for cancerand has just launched newKtness classes for cancer pa-tients at Cheltenham LadiesCollege Sports Centre.To Knd out more visit

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POLICE are appealingfor witnesses after acollision between acar and a bike in Chel-tenham.The incident hap-

pened on Tuesday af-ternoon of this weekat about 3.20pm inAlma Road, Hatherley.The 14-year-old

cyclist was Lown byair ambulance toBristol Children's Hos-pital with serious, butnot life-threateninginjuries.The driver of the

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LOCAL resident CarolineBoucher is doing some-thing extraordinary toraisemoney for Charity byholding the region’s great-est Vintage Summer Ball.Caroline, 32, has re-

sponded to an appeal byleading infertility expertProfessor Robert Winstonto raise funds to researchcures for conditions affect-ing women and babiessuch as cancer, prematurebirth, miscarriage, PCOSand cerebral palsy.The one-off ‘Vintage Ex-

travaganza’ Summer Ball isa chance to really kick upyour heels and party likeit’s 1929 or 1959…..one

night of glamour and fun,with swing bands, a retrocatwalk show, a speakeasycasino, dancing, stylingand more. It’s Gatsby,Grease and Gilda all inone!All proceeds from the

event go directly to Profes-sor Winston’s team of sci-entists - funding vitalresearch so that everywoman can have ahealthy baby.Tickets for the Vintage

Extravaganza at Chel-tenham Town Hall on25th July, 7.30pm areavailable from £22throughwww.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/whats-on.

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ISN’T it about time our town re-structured local politics, mod-ernised, and made some drasticcuts to the number of personnelworking at the CheltenhamBorough Council?

I say this – but there’s onlyreally one job position I takeissue with – The Mayor.

I’ll provide a basic lowdownfor those not familiar with theworkings of the mayoral system.

The Mayor of Cheltenham is‘democratically’ elected into theposition for a one-year term. Theposition is only open to a localcouncillor and only councillorshave a vote on who should bemayor for the year.

I would argue, strongly, thatby gifting these public servantswith this pointless perk, thesystem is ridiculing all of us tax-payers.

According to the CheltenhamBorough Council website, wecurrently employ 40 localcouncillors. Now, it should gowithout saying, the large major-ity will work hard on the council

to help represent those living intheir ward as best as they can.

But don’t reach for your loosechange yet! These folks certainlydon’t need compensating anyfurther than they already are.

If you are lucky enough to beelected as a local councillor youget to keep your current job;your new role is essentially vol-untary. You may decide to put ina few hours here and there, oryou may choose to work thebare minimum and attend acouncil meeting when necessary.

Regardless of effort and timeput in (which will vary wildlybetween councillors) they are allhandsomely rewarded with apayment of £5,217per year. But this isjust the beginningof what can be ex-pected in yournew side

career as a councillor. Many willgo on to pocket even more bypicking up ‘Special Responsibil-ity Allowances’.

Fancy chairing the meetingson the ‘Overview & Scrutiny’committee? Lord knows what itmeans but you’ll take home anextra £2,722! Want to decidewho gets a license this month?Here - take an extra£1,361.

Want to rule againstyour archenemyhaving a new conserva-tory whilst being paidat the same time? Simplyapply for Chair of the Plan-ning Committee and you’ll bepaid an extra £3,025.

The allowances just go onand on. But as I said earlier,

the one I take real issue with isthe one of Mayor, which costs

us all an extra £6,564. Therole is nothing short of a

jolly.You’ll

attend open-ings, cut ribbons,

dine at galas… you may even berequired to switch on the Christ-mas lights if last year is anythingto go by.

Isn’t it about time CBC takethe issue of spending publicmoney far more seriously?When thousands are squanderedon roles like this, which serve (in

my opinion) NO purpose andprovide NO beneNt to

our town economicallyor socially, I reallymust protest that thetradition of electing amayor is still practiced.For God’s sake – let’s

apply some common senseand be the Nrst town in the UKto eradicate the role of Mayor(and its Deputy, which pays£1,222) and make these council-lors get on with the duties theywere paid to do in the Nrst place.Or least let’s have the Mayorvoted in by the public taxpayer!

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Venting spleen Local man about town, Tom Thurlow lets loose

A CUSTOMER using a Barclays bankin Cheltenham High Street had£240 taken from his account afterthieves switched his card foranother.

Similar thefts, including two re-ported in March and May at Barclaysbank in Southgate Street, Gloucester,are also being investigated.

Gloucestershire Police said peopleshould report "suspicious activity".

The force said the scam involvesan offender approaching a cashmachine user and alerting them to a£10 or £20 note on the Ooor behindthem.

A co-offender - who will havemonitored the victim's PIN numberbeing punched into the keypad -then removes the card and swaps itfor a duplicate while the victim isdistracted.

The offenders then leave the scenewith the card, allowing them towithdraw money from the victim'saccount.

Det Con Andy Houghton said:"This is an organised crime commit-ted by individuals who have noremorse for the often vulnerablepersons they target," he said.

He urged people to shield theirPIN when drawing money out.

A PLAQUE marking themeeting between MickJagger and Keith Richards isto be replaced after TheRolling Stones' former bassistBill Wyman objected.

The blue plaque, unveiledat Dartford station in Febru-ary, says the pair “went on toform The Rolling Stones”.

But Wyman complained,saying guitarist Brian Jonescreated The Rolling Stonesand enlisted the othermembers.

“I've never upset a RollingStone before but we aregoing to put it right,” saidcouncillor Jeremy Kite.

Jagger and Richards bothwent to Wentworth PrimarySchool but met up again onplatform two of Dartfordstation in Kent on October17th 1961.

They bonded over a loveof the blues and formed amusical friendship that stillendures.

Wyman, who left theband in 1993, told BBCRadio 5 live the plaque wasdisgusting.

“Mick Jagger and KeithRichards didn't create theRolling Stones - they were

part of The Rolling Stoneslike all of us,” he said.

“Brian Jones from Chel-tenham wanted to form ablues band and he enlistedeach member one by one.

“Brian gave the name TheRolling Stones, he chose themusic and he was theleader,” he said.

Guitarist Jones drowned inthe swimming pool of hishome at Cotchford Farm inHartNeld, East Sussex in1969 after taking a cocktailof drink and drugs.

Dartford council leader Mr

Kite said the plaque was in-tended to commemorate themeeting of the two Dartfordsons, not the formation ofThe Rolling Stones.

But he said it would betaken down and replaced byanother with new wording.

“Accuracy in history isreally, really important andwe want it to be right,” hesaid.

“We will create a newplaque which makes it clearthat this is where Mick metKeith and went on to be partof The Rolling Stones.”

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GLORIOUS weather andthe smell of barbecuedbeef wafting throughthe streets of Whaddonattracted a recordturnout to St Michael’sChurch Summer fair.There was somethingfor all the family with abouncy castle, craftsstalls, rafIe and cakebake as well as the bestburgers this side ofPriors Road. Over £600was raised on the day.Vicar Rod Paterson

said: “It was good to seeso many people enjoy-ing themselves and I’dlike to thank our mag-niHcent volunteers forall their hard work instaging the fair.”

PATRICK McLoughlin saidNetwork Rail's Hve-year planwas being “reset” as it was“costing more and takinglonger”.Schemes in the Midlands

and Yorkshire would be puton hold, he told MPs.Labour said they remained

“concerned” about the futureof the electriHcation of theGreat Western line.Sir Peter Hendy will

become the new chairman ofNetwork Rail in place ofGwynedd-born RichardParry-Jones.Mr McLoughin told MPs

last Thursday that theplanned programme of railupgrades was being reviewedto “get it back on track”.“ElectriHcation of the Great

Western line is a top priorityand I want Network Rail toconcentrate its efforts ongetting that right,” he said.But shadow transport sec-

retary Michael Dugher said:“We remain concerned aboutthe future of the electriHca-tion of the Great Westernline.”Responding for the Welsh

government, Economy Min-ister Edwina Hart said: “It's

got to be kept on budget, it'sgot to be kept on timebecause ourselves and indus-try are desperate to ensure wehave the electriHcation toSwansea.“I'm hopeful that this is an

absolute commitment withthe government, but we willcertainly be taking them totask if they deviate.”Network Rail chief execu-

tiveMark Carne told the BBCthe challenges of deliveringmyriad improvement proj-ects while still running arailway seven days a weekwere simply overwhelming.

Electrifying the Great Western line is “a top priority”

FOLLOWING the hugesuccess of the Help forHeroes (H4H) National Col-lection Weekend over thepast four years, Asda hasinvited H4H back tofundraise again this yearwith collection days atstores nationwide on Satur-day 4th July & Sunday 5thJuly.H4H needs the help of

Asda shoppers to raise asmuch money as possible. Soif you see volunteers withcollecting buckets or sellingH4H merchandise at yourlocal store, please stop andshow your support. This is agreat opportunity to raisemoney for our heroes atAsda stores across the UK.Bryn Parry, CEO & Co-

Founder of Help for Heroessaid: “H4H is all about

‘doing your bit’ and thisevent is a wonderfulexample of people rallyingsupport and having a greatdeal of fun while they raisemoney for a wonderfulcause. Sailors, soldiers andairmen who are injuredtoday will still need oursupport tomorrow and inthe days that follow, for therest of their lives. They arestill battling and we won'tlet them battle alone so we’dlove for as many people aspossible to support themwhile out doing the weeklyshop and help make thisyear a huge success.”If you can’t get along to

your local Asda store andwould like to donate, pleasevisit the Help for Heroeswebsite at www.help-forheroes.org.uk/donations.

Come and Support Help forHeroes on Saturday 4th & Sunday5th July 2015 at Asda Cheltenham

St Michael’s ChurchSummer Sizzler

A 5ft cross, absent from aCheltenham church forseven years, has beenblessed at a special servicebefore its "symbolic" instal-lation.The stone carving is due

to replace one of the origi-nal crosses at St Phillip andSt James in Leckhampton,

which came crum-bling down in 2008.The replacement

is due to be put inplace on the church'sWest Gable end.Rev Nick Davies said it

was “wonderful” to blessthe new cross at thechurch, which is over 130years old.“It's a real marker in

what's been some ongoing

repairs to thechurch,” he added.“A year-and-a-

half ago, after thestorms, we had raincoming through the

roof in Hve places. Nowwe've secured a lot of thebuilding and it's wind andwater-tight.“Now we're putting this

cross back up. It's a realsymbolic moment.”

Replacement cross forLeckhampton Church


CIRCUS Starr, who are an allhuman touring circus with a28 year history of giving free,relaxed performances to chil-dren who face all sorts ofchallenges in life from physi-cal disabilities, to life limitingillnesses, are currently ontheir spring tour, and theirlast stop was CheltenhamRacecourse on Sunday 14thJune, so Matthew John seizedthe opportunity to throw notonly a birthday party, but seta record for the most fundsraised for Circus Starr in onenight.

Simone Unett, fundraiserfor Circus Starr explains: “Werely on the generosity ofhundreds of local business

across the UK to support ourdonated ticket programmeallowing children in theircommunities to experiencethe thrills and spills of the BigTop for free.

“We were delighted to beapproached by MatthewJohn and to be noticed bysuch an up and coming Nlmdirector! His birthday party inour Big Top has raised theproNle of Circus Starr notonly amongst his friends butalso amongst the fashionelite who Oew in from Paris,Milan and LA. We’re over-joyed to have caught the at-tention of the renownedchildren’s couture designer,Nancy Vuu who put on an

amazing catwalk show. A bigthanks to Gill Kirkham fromRare Event and compereMalcolm Modele, who did abrilliant job putting the eventtogether in little over a week.Huge thanks to Circus Starr’sunOappable ringmasterRobert Price and the worldclass troupe who travelledthrough the night to makethis all possible and aston-ished the audience with theirmesmerising circus Nnale.”

For more details on theevent – please go towww.facebook.com/proNle.php?id=921532974578182

Roll up, roll up for charity

G L O U C E S T E R S H I R EPolice are still trying totrace a motorist who wasinvolved in a collisionwith a cyclist in Chel-tenham.

The incident occurredon Tuesday 26th May2015 at approximately18:20 hours when a malecyclist was riding hismountain bike alongSwindon Road, Chel-tenham towards Kings-ditch. He had just passedthe mini roundabout withRichards Road when ablack vehicle collided with

the cyclist as the car driverovertook him the knock-ing the cyclist off hisbicycle.

The driver of the blackvehicle, possibly a Mazdaestate, stopped and spokewith the cyclist and thengot back in his vehicledriving away. The car mayhave damaged a headlightand/ or nearside wing.

The motorist was de-scribed as being in his 40s,5’ 8” – 6’ tall, of largebuild, bald but withgreyish/brown hair roundthe sides and back, a beard

and wearing a black poloshirt with an aviation logo.

The cyclist incurredgrazes and scratches to hisback and elbow pluswhiplash injuries.

Police are keen to speakwith the driver of the blackvehicle and would begrateful for him to comeforward or for any wit-nesses to contact police.Please call 101 quoting In-cident number 161 of 26May. Please ask for infor-mation to be passed on toPC Collins of CheltenhamPolice Station.

Police still seeking motorist following collision with a cyclist

Editor’sDEskW ell it looks like

we may begetting some of

our potholes in the townNxed at last.

Last Friday at theCouncil Chambers duringthe Tory MP’s PotholeSummit we were all giventhe rare treat of watchingGloucestershire CountyCouncil ofNcials squirm.

Shifting from buttock asthey attempted to stave offthe barrage of questionsand criticism frommembers of the publicthey gave some veryvacuous reasons why theroads in Cheltenham arelike the Dakar Rally.

And can you believe thelocal councillors wanted tochime in as well untilsome ‘sage on the stage’said it was really a publicdebate. Quite right too.Why should the localcouncillors attempt tohijack a public meeting?They have their owncouncil time to Nght andfritter away tax payer’smoney in council time.

This ‘lot’ from Glouces-tershire County Council

then had the cheek tothrow up a very well madebunch of slides. Good forthem, but in my view itwas a time-wasting ploy toswerve the inevitable on-slaught they were going toface over the disgracefulstate of our roads in Chel-tenham.

They even had the gallto waste more council andpublic time bleating aboutthe ‘rural’ situation andthe roads in the USA.What a load of nonsense.We were all there to talkabout Cheltenham, notthe back of bloodybeyond.

And when questionedby me about the ‘cave’that had been opposite theRetreat pub for threemonths and only repaired(within two days) whenwe, The Standard, com-plained on behalf of theresidents to their pressofNce, they simply didmore buttock-shifting,said sorry and then re-vealed they didn’t knowwhere the Retreat (one ofCheltenham’s mostfamous pubs) was.

Incredible that thesepeople are actually incharge of anything, nevermind the roads we driveand cycle on.

Alex Chalk did makesome headway in the endby ‘ambushing’ this crowdright at the end when theyleast expected it. Andthanks to him we havenow got a result for thetown i.e. ten zones of dis-grace to be Nxed within 28days. We shall see.

It just goes to show thatMr Chalk was the rightchoice in the election andhas started delivering onhis promises. Now Alexmy dear chap, let’s haveyou get to grips with A&Eand the God awfulparking.

Eric Barton, Editor

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TV Licensing is remindingstudents moving back hometo Cheltenham for thesummer that they may beable to claim a refund of aquarter of their TV Licence feeworth £36.

To be eligible, students need

to have a TV Licence withthree months remaining onit, be leaving their halls orrented accommodation andbe moving to a licensedaddress. To arrange a refund,or for further information,simply visit: www.tvlicens-ing.co.uk/studentinfo, or callTV Licensing on 0300 7906113.

It is important students buya TV Licence at the earliest op-portunity when starting uni-versity and take advantage ofthe Oexible payment optionsavailable to them. TV Licens-ing want to help students un-derstand the law when itcomes to watching live TV onany device and help themavoid a Nne of up to £1,000.

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THE summer means it’s agreat opportunity to sipsomething long, cold and re-freshing as we enjoy a realscorcher of a summer +nallytaking its grip on Chel-tenham.In the UK there’s no doubt

that we’ve become more andmore Mediterranean in ourattitudes to food and drink.The way that we nowconsume a variety of healthy-based options in the food de-partment is testament to thein,uences of not only TV

chefs, but the amount of Eu-ropean travel many of us un-dertake these days.The bar and restaurant

owners quite rightly embracethis kind of culture by offer-ing an enticing array ofsummer cocktails and succu-

lent, vibrant seasonal dishesto make even the mostboring stick-in-the-muds sali-vate.It’s a culture change that’s

been much-needed for years.The day of the ‘binge’ is overand it’s time to chill out, sit

back and enjoy quality ratherthan quantity.There’s nothing better on a

balmy night than sitting ‘al-fresco’ with your chums toenjoy either a glass of +zz orrefreshingly well- made cock-tail that tickles your senses

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THE organisation behindthe Royal International AirTattoo has appointed theCheltenham ofKce of na-tional audit, tax and advi-sory Krm, Crowe ClarkWhitehill, to provide audit,tax, advisory and VATadvice.The RAF Charitable Trust

and its trading company,RAF Charitable Trust Enter-prises, were established in2005.The primary activityof the company is stagingthe Royal International AirTattoo at RAF Fairford inGloucestershire – theworld’s largest militaryairshow – which this yeartakes place on July 17th-19th.It also organises a presti-

gious annual tour by theBands of the Royal Air Forceand provides an aviationconsultancy service toevent organisers around theUK.RAFCT is one

of the membersof the RAFfamily of chari-ties and ischaired by AirMarshall, SirKevin Leeson. Itsobjectives are to promotethe Royal Air Force, supportits people and encourage aspirit of air mindedness inyoung people.Since it was set up ten

years ago, RAFCT hashanded out £2.74 millionin grants, with the largestproportion going to the AirCadet Organisation tosupport a wide range of ini-tiatives and projects.RAFCT Knance director,

Steve Gunyon, said thatduring the in-depth com-

petitive evaluation process,he was impressed withCrowe Clark Whitehill’sclear grasp of the speciKcissues faced by the tradingcompany and its parentcharity, as well as the po-tential solutions theybrought to the table.He said: “We have ambi-

tious and exciting plans togrow and develop signiK-cantly, both our operatingbusiness and the charity.

“To have found a profes-sional partner who under-stood both activities, andwould be there on a day-to-day basis to help us min-imise the risk in deliveringthose plans, was strategi-cally vital.“Having now completed

our Krst audit threemonthsearlier than in the past,alongside successfullyworking together on severalnon-audit topics, it already

feels like we’vebuilt the team. It’sa real pleasure tobe able to say ‘Welldone!” to them.”Guy Biggin,

partner at CroweClark Whitehill(pictured), said:

“Everyone knows the RoyalInternational Air Tattoo,but few will be aware of thehard work and planningthat goes on behind it.“To be part of that team

and the process is really re-warding and we are ex-tremely pleased to havebeen appointed.”The Cheltenham ofKce

acts for a growing numberof nationally recognisedcharities and NFP organisa-tions in Gloucestershireand the Cotswolds.

RAF charity chooses CroweClark Whitehill as its wingman

CLASSPEOPLE, the leadingindependent education re-cruitment specialists in theSouth-West, today an-nounced two further seniormanagement appointments.The appointments have beenmade to strengthen the teamin line with developmentplans for later this year.Andy Taylor, a self-con-

fessed Ktness fanatic, whohas eight years’ experience inKnancial management andhas ACMA (Associate Char-tered Management Account-ant) status, joins Classpeoplefrom Markey Construction.He takes on the brand newrole of Knancial controller,servicing all of the Classpeo-ple branches.Lynis Bassett, Classpeople

director, explains;“We are delighted to

welcome Andy to the team.We have some exciting plansfor September and wanted toensure we had a strong andexperienced management

team in place to carry thecompany forward. Andy’sknowledge and understand-ing of the Knancial sector willbe a real asset to the team.”Nick Dryden steps in to the

role as Bristol BranchManager and will alsooversee the Swindon branch.Dryden, previously South-

West regional director atEdustaff, brings with him 12years’ experience in the edu-cation recruitment sector in-cluding senior roles atTeaching Personnel andHays.Lynis continues;“We are thrilled to have

Nick take charge of our

Bristol and Swindonbranches. We have alwaysbeen dedicated to raising thestandards of supply and en-suring a better education forall. Nick’s passion and expe-rience in the sector is verymuch in line with our valuesand ethos and also those ofBristol: A Learning City.”Nick Dryden, Bristol and

Swindon branch manager,Classpeople adds;“I was really drawn to the

teacher led culture at Class-people and impressed withthe energy and passion thecompany has for improvingsupply education. I am reallylooking forward to takingcharge of the Bristol branchand overseeing Swindon andfeel I have a lot of expertise tobring to the table.”In addition to the senior

management appointments,Classpeople are also lookingto recruit experienced con-sultants to their branchesacross the South-West.

TV Star Jeremy Kyle set to speakat Cheltenham RacecourseBusiness BreakfastON Wednesday 9th Septem-ber the Panoramic Restaurantat Cheltenham Racecoursewill host chat show TV starJeremy Kyle as guest speakerfor its sixth Business Break-fast.The Business Breakfasts are

an opportunity for local busi-nesses to network at theiconic ‘Home of JumpRacing’. The racecourse hasheld six breakfasts previouslywith guest speakers includingsports presenter Jill Douglas,Channel Four presenter and

Betfred Cheltenham GoldCup winning Jockey MickFitzgerald and Baroness DidoHarding, Chief Executive ofTalkTalk.Guest speaker Jeremy Kyle

is one of ITV’s most recognis-able faces thanks to his head-line grabbing ‘The JeremyKyle Show’ however whatyou may not know aboutJeremy is that off screen he isa skilled writer. He has twoSunday Times best sellers tohis name with ‘I’m OnlyBeing Honest’ and ‘You

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TAkING THE BULL By THE HORNSIT was a dull and grey day asI made my way over to thehead ofEce of lifestyle cloth-ing brand, Raging Bull,nestled just outside Maise-more but as I steppedthrough the door of theirstunning barn conversion,the dullness vanished as thehumbleness of the teams’success so far, coupled withtheir passion for their brand,was truly overwhelming. Itbegan in 2003, originallywith a sportswear range andlater in 2007 the lifestyle col-lection was launched. Man-aging Director ShannonMercer explains: “Theleisurewear brand is Ermlybased upon rugby heritage.Co-founder and ex-Englandrugby player, Phil Vickerywas captaining England atthe World Cup in France,when we began. ‘The RagingBull’ was of course Phil’s nick-name, given to him by SirClive Woodward, while hisbirthdate, as well as thenumber he wore on the Eeld,‘3’, appears regularly on itemsof clothing. “The brands corevalues of strength, pride,honour and courage are thevalues Phil adhered tothrough his career, and areones we practice boththrough the products and theway the business is run.“While Phil was captainingthe England rugby team inthe World Cup Final, I waspitching to large retailerssuch as Harrods, Selfridges,Debenhams and House ofFraser, it was early days andthe concept was embryonic.Over time the brand and therange has grown to what it isnow. We are proud to haveour products in 31 House ofFraser stores, as well as twooutlet stores at Swindon &Clarks Village in Somersetand over 100 independent

stores across the UK.” TheRaging Bull clothing brandstands out among otherleisurewear brands as DesignManager, Luke Stevens, ex-plains: “The Et of our clothesis one of our unique sellingpoints as we offer amore gen-erous sizing speciEcation.“Our brand is truly Britishand very few brands couldhonestly say they have amore genuine heritage storythan ours. While the qualityof our clothing is also some-thing we are very proud of,we never scrimp on quality tosave on price,” added Luke.Luke, who started as a free-lancer six years ago, has seenRaging Bull grow anddevelop. Describing how theclothing range is created, hesaid: “It starts with looking atprevious sales Egures andtrusting our knowledge ofour customers’ likes. We thenchoose a colour palate as wellas a theme for the range. “Idesign around 200 items ini-tially, which are then whit-tled down to 100 by myself,Shannon and the productionmanager, then, following afew amendments and tweaks,those designs form the nextrange! “All our design isdone in house, in the UK,which is testament to ourfocus on British heritage andwe aim to keep it that way,”enthused Luke. As well as aclear focus on heritage, de-signing for their target audi-ence is obviously key. Lukeexplains: “We are a lifestylebrand. We try to keep therugby heritage involved suchas basing our crests uponrugby designs but that’swhere the rugby elementends and lifestyle begins. “Asthe clothing is not made tobe Etted, we say it’s aimed atall men from Fy halves tofront rows! We End a lot of

our customers are generallymen in their 30’s-40’s,however through our Houseof Fraser stock, we are awarethat we have a younger fol-lowing too.” Josh Hiren, whois in charge of retail opera-tions and has been withRaging Bull for two and a halfyears, said: “We are the onlybrand in House of Fraser thatgoes up to 6XL which is ahuge selling point for us. Wealso offer a Buy and Collectservice, where customers canorder online and have theproduct delivered to store thenext day. We have part timestaff in all 31 of our outlets,they all produce a weeklyreport on factors affectingtrade, as well as giving us cus-tomer feedback. The fact thatwe listen to our customersand have adapted andchanged our styles, designs,Ets and quality based onwhat they have told us, hasenabled us to grow success-fully and offer a great varietyof products.” Reiterating theage range of the brand,Shannon said: “We knowfrom our sales reports that wedo entice younger customerswith our products such as t-shirts, hoodies and joggingbottoms but equally weappeal to their dads withsome of our more traditionalpieces such as shirts. “We alsohave a small ladies wearrange which we are lookingto grow, with our new rangein October including giletsand padded jackets, as well asDitsy shirts and polo’s. Thedemand has been huge fromladies wanting us to offermore, particularly in theWestCountry where we are verypopular.” The inspiration forthese new and traditionalpieces is derived very muchfrom the customers’ wishes.Luke explains: “We of course,

have one eye on the pastwith a glance to rugby stylesbut we are always looking attrend forecasts. We work wellin advance, so we knowwhatstyles and colours are goingto be popular in 18 monthstime when our ranges areplanned for. We keep an eyeon what our competitors aredoing and we also look atsales Egures so we knowwhatitems proved the mostpopular. We know exactlywho our customer is, so weput them at the forefront ofour new designs.” With salesincreasing year on year andwith a plethora of new cus-tomers, Shannon said: “Inaddition to the Kids & Ladieswear ranges, another area weare aiming to expand isonline sales. We have a newplatformwhich is going to belaunched imminently, whichwill enable people to viewour stock on their mobiledevices and will provide amore bespoke, professionalservice.” The head ofEce ofRaging Bull has been based atthe rural ‘Overton Farm’ lo-cation, in keeping with thebrand ethos, for over a year.Shannon said: “We movedhere for extra space to allowus to grow.We are a small butextremely loyal team whowork very hard which makesall the difference. However,we are now experiencinggrowing pains, so we willsoon need to recruit in orderto assist our future growth.”

The honour, which drivenmother of two, Shannon, andMaster Chef winner, Phil,have for Raging Bull is heart-warming. “If we weren’tmeeting our sales targets indepartment stores, we wouldbe out, added Shannon. “It’stestament to how popularwe’ve become that we are stillkept in these stores and weare very grateful for that.”Prince’s Trust ambassadorPhil added: "I am genuinelyblown away by the enthusi-asm for Raging Bull in thispart of the worId and so veryproud of the success of thebrand. I'm fully aware that inthese difEcult Enancial timespeople have to make hardchoices about what they buyso I am extremely grateful toevery customer that choosesRaging Bull. I still get a hugebuzz from seeing the amountof people out and aboutwearing the label and nevertake that loyalty to the brandfor granted." With the RugbyWorld Cup just around thecorner the future is a very ex-citing one. Shannon en-thused: “The build-up hasalready started and we havedeveloped aWorld Cup rangewhich has sold really welland will hopefully continueto do so as we get closer tothe kick off in September.”With the expense for someteams to even take part in theWorld Cup being a huge feat,Raging Bull will also be dress-ing the Tongan national

team, who will be based inExeter. ”It will be a challengeas the size of some of theplayers is jaw dropping,”laughed Shannon. “But it willbe good fun!” Following onfrom the Christmas periodthe Spring 2016 range will belaunched. Luke describes thecollection: “We have put a lotof effort into our new poloshirt range which is one ofour biggest selling lines andfocus heavily on small detailssuch as trims, different stylesof buttons and a leatherpatch at the bottom of eachpolo. We have ensured thereis a mix of both traditionaland contemporary style ofshirts, from the more conser-vative designs such asgingham and candy stripes,to more Famboyant Foraland cheque designs.” Oneday Raging Bull hopes to berecognised as a global brandbased on quality, which willtranslate into new rangessuch as luggage, footwear, ac-cessories and toiletries. It isclear the brand’s great successto date has come from thehard work and dedication ofthe team but also in part dueto, as Shannon describes:“Phil’s core values which areprevalent in all of what we doand the quality of the prod-ucts.” Couple this with theircustomer loyalty, design andEt of the range, becoming abrand to rival the likes of theglobal Ralph Lauren andGant is certainly not far off!

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Kitchen are in the Under-25s and Middleton Cupsquads and it was Coldrickwho having defeated thesingles champion LeeWilliamson (Cheltenham)

in the quarter-Cnals proveda handful for last season’swinner David Heath (Chel-tenham) when taking a 5-1lead.Precision drawing by

Coldrick kept the scoringmoving along as he went10-4 ahead and by the 15thend was in sight of victoryleading 14-6. Heath struckback with four shots beforeColdrick won the match15-10.In the other semi-Cnal

Nathan Kitchen havingeased past Steve Burdock(Bradley Stoke) 18-11 in thequarter-Cnals came upagainst fellow MiddletonCup player Paul Bryant(Olveston) and took a early5-3 and 7-4 lead before

Bryant won three consecu-tive ends to lead 8-7.The gap then opened up

to three shots and with onlyfour ends to play the scorestood at 12-9 in favour ofBryant. A two gave Kitchenhope and with two moretwo’s he squeezed into theCnal with a 15-12 win.Both winners will now

take their place in theCounty Cnal to be held onSunday, July 26 at PineholtBC and in August at the Na-tional Championships atLeamington.

REIGNING champions CamMills were pushed everyinch of the way againstBritish Aeroplane Company(BAC) as they progressed tothe semi-Cnals of theCounty Fours at GloucesterSpa.The Cam rink of Alan

Norris, Dave Smith, PhilSmith and Russ Mellerupwere level at six at 6-6 withBAC's Derek Howard, DonThorne, Keith Stokes and

Kevin GrifCths beforeinching ahead with a threeto lead 11-7.A two on the 15th end

made it 13-9 in favour ofCam who then saw BACclose the gap to 14-12.The match winner came

on the 20th end with a fourto stretch the lead to 18-12and they won 18-14.Runners-up last season,

the quartet of NathanKitchen, Nick Holliday, John

Roach and Matt Cuthbert(Cheltenham) also pro-gressed forward as they heldoff the challenge of Dowty(Adam Smith, Alan Bennett,Brian Davies and StevePope) to win 19-13.Earlier having taken a 8-3

lead they were pegged backto nine all after 13 ends. Fiveshots over the next two endsput them back in frontbefore Dowty won four con-secutive ends to be just oneshot behind.The 20th end proved to be

the winner for Cheltenhamas they picked up a two andthen Cnished with a three.Bristol St Andrews (Trevor

Wilkins, Larry Pearce. JasonSparkes and RichardLudwell) made the come-back of the round when upagainst Barnwood (BillMeecham, Alan Woodward,Roger Bird and Dave Stokes)

they went 12-0 down afterjust Cve ends.Stopping the slide with a

two they then won sevenconsecutive ends to lead 14-12. A four on 16th end gavethem a Cve shot lead andwith another two twos won24-15.The other side from Barn-

wood (Ben Coldrick, AaronLloyd, Pat Main and MikeSmith) up against Frampton(Ron Smale, Glyn Marriott,Wilf Sutherst and ArthurElliott) were in devastatingform over the Crst sevenends scoring 17 shotswithout reply.A four on the 11th end

followed by a three made it24-5 before Frampton struckback with a three and a twoto be in double Cgures andthen won four ends on thetrot to Cnish upwith a 25-14loss.

Cheltenham join Cam in last four of County Fours

Young guns reign supreme inCounty Two Wood semi-finals

GLOUCESTERSHIRE womenremained unbeaten in theMiddle England League witha convincing 123-90 winover Northamptonshire atMoreton in Marsh BC, inwhich they won Cve out ofsix rinks to stay top of theleague.The performance of the

match came from the rink ofMaddie Hale (Fairford), JanBishop (Tewkesbury), PatMacGregor (Arrow) and GillFry (Gloucester Spa) who upagainst D Brumwell leaptinto an 11-3 lead at halfwayand never looked back.Piling on the shots they

went 17-5 ahead after 15ends and with a further sixmore shots cruised to a 23-8win.Val Ayres (Lydney), Chris-

tine Magee (EDF EnergyBarnwood), DiWilson (Olve-ston) and Ann White(Arrow) also gained a goodwin over V Betts when theyhit a purple patch betweenthe 10th and 15th endscoring 10 shots against twoto jump into a 16-9 lead.Another nine shots came innext six ends for a 25-13 win.Jenny StanCeld (Moreton)

Barbara Nelmes (Chel-tenham) Margaret McColl(Cheltenham Spa) and KayGent (Caer Glow) after an

even Cve ends against A.Height moved ahead by

Cve shots at the halfwaystage and never looked backas they went onto win 19-14.Jenny Westlake (Arrow)

Pam Salvage (Kingswood andHanham) Barbara Brown(Cotswold) and LindsayCollin (Page Ladies) against JPorter having led by two 14-12 after 15 ends were thentwo down three ends laterbefore rallying to grab sevenshots against one to win23-19.The closest battle came

with Audrey Marston (Barn-wood), Rita Gerry (Moreton),Val Major (Churchdown)and Jeanette Scott (Chel-tenham) trailing 8-1 to BBishop after just Cve ends.By the 10th end the gap

was just three shots andturning it around theybagged Cve shots withoutconceding to lead 15-13. Theresult went down to the wirewith the rink winning by asingle shot 20-19.The only rink to miss out

was that of Val Webb(Stroud), Pat Baker(Kingswood and Hanham),Margaret Powell (Cotswold)and Marion Haynes(Tewkesbury) who against HSharpe lost out by four shots17-13.

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County women maintainunbeaten record at MoretonGloucestershire Women (15pts) 123Northamptonshire (2pts) 90

G LOUC E S T E R S H I R Ewomen, in their Cnal John’sTrophy groupmatch on Sat-urday, July 4 1.30pm atClevedon BC against Somer-set, know that to Cnish topof the Group they must winall six rinks.The side that beat War-

wickshire last time out seesJan Bishop coming in as alead and Val Major playing

two in the rink that sees GillFry move to skip.Gloucestershire:Rink 1Val Ayres (Lydney), PatMac-Gregor (Arrow), SueOsborne(Kingswood and Hanham),Joy Sheward (CheltenhamWhaddon).Rink 2Iona Bird (Caer Glow), JennyStanCeld (Moreton), Pauline

Gunn (Caer Glow), JackyHowes (Stroud).Rink 3Jan Bishop (Tewkesbury),Myra Savage (Falcon), KayGent (Caer Glow), SueLatham (Olveston).Rink 4Val Webb (Victory Park),Anne White (Arrow), ValMolton (Kingswood andHanham), Rachel Hughes

(Royal Forest of Dean).Rink 5Val Osmond (Ardagh), RitaGerry (Moreton), Julia Stan-nard (Nailsworth), LindsayCollin (Page Ladies).Rink 6Sally Rolls (Gloucester Spa),Val Major (Churchdown),Cynthia Winter-Alsop(Wotton), Gill Fry (Glouces-ter Spa).

Gloucestershire require six of the best in Somerset

GLOUCESTERSHIRE go intotheir Cnal Middleton Cupgroup match against Here-fordshire at Pineholt BC onSaturday (2pm) looking for aconvincing win to Cnishsecond in the group.Manager Rob GrifCths has

made a few changes from thewin over Cornwall as he looksto create a solid squad anddevelop more players whocan play at this higher stan-dard of bowls.This Cxture gives the op-

portunity to enhance thesquad talent.Gloucestershire:Rink 1: Brian Burleigh(Dursley), Dave Smith (CamMills), Russ Mellerup (CamMills), KeithHinder (Dursley).

Rink 2:Adam Smith (Dowty),VinceWilks (Gloucester City),Grant Baldwin, Chris Davies(both Coleford).Rink 3: Jack Daniels (BishopsCleeve), Graham GrifCths,James Speller, Steve Knight(all Cheltenham).Rink 4: John Smallwood(Olveston), Nathan Kitchen,Nick Holliday (both Chel-tenham), Paul Bryant (Olve-ston).Rink 5: Ben Coldrick (Barn-wood), Roger Bird (Tetbury),Pete Stinchcombe (Tetbury),Stuart Hodges (Cheltenham).Rink 6: Chris Roach (Chel-tenham), Nigel Cansdale(Cirencester), John Roach,Matt Cuthbert (both Chel-tenham).

Griffiths rings the changes for Herefordshire clash

British Aeroplane Co v Cam Mills

Nathan Kitchen(Cheltenham)bowling vPaul Bryant(Olveston)


SPORTLilley Brook sets sights on gleneagles glory

CHELTENHAM weightlift-ing phenomenon NicoleTalbot Hnished fourth inthe British SeniorWeightlifting Champi-onships at Coventry’sRicoh Arena.In her biggest competi-

tion so far, she narrowlymissed out on a bronzemedal less than two yearsafter taking up the sport.

Talbot, who weighs 66kg,lifted 63kg in the snatchand 85kg in the clean andjerk, giving her a total of148kg.The 23-year-old would

have taken third if she hadsuccessfully completed herHnal clean and jerkattempt at 95kg, but shewas proud of her efforts onthe national stage and willbe gunning for glory nextyear.

She said: “Next I'll betraining solidly for 2016national qualiHcation com-petitions in November andDecember at Gym66 inCheltenham.“It’s amazing to say that

I'm currently sitting fourthin my weight class in GreatBritain but I am going to beworking hard the next 12months to ensure podiumpositions at next year’scompetition.”

Talbot delivers performance full of promise on national stageWEIGHT LIFTING

Golden Horn was impres-sive at Epsom and there isno reason why a drop indistance of two furlongs forthe Eclipse should be aproblem as he won theDante over a similar dis-tance in May.The result of the Irish

Derby last Saturday stronglysuggests Golden Horn is thebest horse in the race as hebeat Jack Hobbs the winnerof the Irish race compre-hensively at Epsom who inturn had Highland Reel(second behind New Bay inFrench Derby) well behindhim in Ireland.Indeed the Epsom Derby

is now looking a very goodform guide race for thefuture.As this is the Hrst Group

One of the season that thethree year olds take onolder horses there is alwayssomething to be said,perhaps, for looking for anin form four year old thathas the requisite experienceover the distance and agood Hnishing kick.The Grey Gatsby, very

unlucky at Royal Ascot, Htsthat description havingwon the French Derby lastyear. Trained by the astuteKevin Ryan he could, at his

best, certainly put it up toGolden Horn.The downside is that he

ran just two and half weeksago and he also has to give11lbs in weight to GoldenHorn. Nonetheless he isprobably the each way betof the race if at least eightrunners go to post on Satur-dayAidan O’Brien’s Glenea-

gles impressive winner atRoyal Ascot and said byO’Brien to be the best milerhe has ever trained could bea surprise runner as it is notunknown for the Coolmoreoperation to run their goodthree olds regularly.If he were to turn up, he

would be a danger to alland add even more qualityto the Held.Western Hymn, stable

companion of GoldenHorn, goes well at Sandownand could run a nice race ata bigger price.Overall this year’s Eclipse

will be one of the best formany years if themain pro-tagonists all show up on theday. Golden Horn is,however, the one to beat inthe race.Whatever the outcome,

we can say for sure thatracing is in rude health asthe bandwagon rolls on toNewmarket next week forthe July Cup meeting.

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SHANE McPherson and hisLilley Brook PGA Profes-sional Simon Harrison areone step away from follow-ing in the footsteps ofEurope’s Ryder Cup heroeswith an appearance in theLombard Trophy Hnal atGleneagles.Cheltenham based

McPherson teed up achance to tread the fairwaysof the PGA CentenaryCourse, venue for the dra-matic matchplay win overthe United States last year,between September 1-2when he won his club qual-ifying competition with anett score of 62.

He and Harrison nowadvance to the regionalHnal at Coventry Golf Clubon July 22, where they willcompete against up to 70other clubs for the chanceto secure one of 16 prizedspots available for the 36-hole grand Hnal.Lombard, the UK’s largest

asset Hnance providerwhich invests in local andregional business, hasenjoyed a long associationwith the event, helpingmake it the biggest pro-amin Europe.Ian Isaac, head of sales at

Lombard, said: “After arecord number of entries in2014, this year’s LombardTrophy promises to be

another exciting competi-tion.“It’s great to once again

be working with The PGAto offer the opportunity forprofessional and amateurgolfers to play some fantas-tic courses.“The competition culmi-

nates at Gleneagles, whichproved itself a fantasticvenue for last year’s RyderCup and which offers agreat incentive for thisyear’s participants.“We’d like to welcome all

the golfers taking part inthe 2015 Lombard Trophyand wish everyone the bestof luck.”The tournament attracts

entries from upwards of 700

clubs across Great Britainand Ireland. Lombard origi-nally sponsored the tourna-ment from 1995 to 2006before returning as headlinesponsor in 2013.The PGA National Pro-

Am Championship has atotal prize fund of £80,000,with the winning profes-sional at the grand Hnaltaking home a cheque for£12,000.McPherson has been

playing golf for 15 yearsand plays off a handicap of13.Last year's winners were

PGA Professional RichardO’Hanlon and amateurpartner Andy Jones from StKew Golf Club in Cornwall.

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DANNYWright is conHdenthe can be the spearhead ofCheltenham Town’s attackas they bid to make aninstant return to the Foot-ball League under boss GaryJohnson.An experienced Hgure at

Vanarama National Leaguelevel, 30-year-old Wrightbecame the Robins’ eighthnew signing of the summeron Tuesday.The ex-Forest Green

target man has played in aConference play-off Hnalfor Wrexham in 2013, whenthey were beaten byNewport County.He did taste victory in the

FA Trophy in the same yearhowever, as the Welsh clubbeat Grimsby Town on

penalties, with Wright suc-cessfully converting hisspot kick.“It’s been a long summer

of deciding where to go andafter speaking to the gafferhere I am excited with what

he’s built and theseason he is lookingforward to having,”Wright said.“I am veteran to

the league, if you like.I have played in play-off and FA TrophyHnals, which I thinkis quite important fora team that wants tochallenge.“You need a good

blend of youth andexperience and overthe last few years, Irealise am now amore mature player

so there is a responsibility.“I need to speak to the

younger lads to coach themand give them advice whenthey need it.”Wright was last season

hampered by a gluten intol-

erance which was leavinghim feeling sluggish duringgames until it was diag-nosed, but he is now backto 100 per cent Htness.“Dealing with my diet

around football was difH-cult to start, but I haveworked with it well and Iam now very professionalwith what I eat,” he said.“Last season was hard at

times because in somegames my energy levelsdropped.“But I scored a few for

Kidderminster at the end oflast season, nailing the dietproperly and doing what Ineeded to do.“I am conHdent going

into this pre-season I havesorted everything out andmaking little changes hereand there to get it sorted.”

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE con-ceded 71 runs in a cata-strophic last four overs toslip to a three wicket defeatto Sussex at Bristol.An incredible 111 not out

from Luke Wright coupledwith some sloppy deathbowling cost them thechance to leapfrog theSharks and regain a quarterDnal qualiDcation place inthe NatWest T20 Blast SouthGroup.With 24 balls remaining

and Sussex on 117-6,Michael Klinger’s menlooked home and dry aftertaking regular wicketsthroughout the innings.But 21 off Kieran Noema-

Barnett in the 17th over fol-lowed by 34 from a 19thover that was started byJames Fuller and Dnished byCraig Miles put paid tohopes of a home win.Fuller, who had earlier

picked up the Drst twoSussex wickets had to beremoved from the actionwith one ball remaining ofhis over due to two waisthigh no balls.With nine needed in the

Dnal over Jack Taylor was

faced with a thankless taskas Wright continued hisheroics hitting the winningruns with a ball to spare, Dn-ishing on 111 from just 56balls including seven fours,eight sixes.Earlier Klinger led from

the front again with 61 asGloucestershire posted theirsecond highest home totalin this year’s NatWest T20Blast 185-4.The Australian – who has

now made a remarkable 518runs at an average of 172 –shared an opening partner-ship of 88 with HamishMar-shall (37), who was makinga welcome return after fourgames out with a calf injury.Having struggled to 37-1

in the power play oversversus Somerset in Mar-shall’s absence last time out,the pair put things rightwith the 50 partnershipcoming up off the last ball ofthe sixth over.The introduction of spin

slowed Glos up but it was aburst of pace that got theDrst breakthrough. Thereturn of Tymal Mills in the11th over saw him pick upthe wicket of Marshall for37 (off 27 balls) as hemiscued a pull to Luke

Wight at mid-on.This brought the in-form

Ian Cockbain to the creaseand he wasted no timegetting into the action,racing to 24 with three sixesoff Yardy (0-41 from 3) inthe 13th over – one overmidwicket and two overlong off.Klinger was once again

looking imperious until hefell in the 15th over for 61,skying Chris Liddle (1-37)straight up in the air for agood diving catch to betaken by wicketkeeper CraigCachopa.Cockbain was chopped on

to Mills (2-31) for 30 in the17th over but Benny Howell(25*), Jones (16) and Noema-Barnett (5*) helped themreach 185-4. Will Beerproved the most economicalwith four overs for 24.In reply, Glos got off to a

great start as Fuller trappedNash LBW with the thirdball of the innings.And he followed it up

with the wicket of Machanin his next over, caught byKlinger at cover off a leadingedge for 5 to make it 13-2.Wright and Cachopa

added 36 for the third wicketbefore the wicketkeeper

became Tom Smith’s 17thvictim of an impressive Blastcampaign, caught at long offby Peter Handscomb for 18.This brought former Aus-

tralia T20 captain GeorgeBailey to the crease for theDrst time in a Sussex shirt.With Wright looking in

increasingly good touch at

the other end the game stillhung in the balance.The pair moved the score

on to 80 before Bailey (12)toed a low full toss fromHowell to a diving Marshallcoming in from the deepmid-wicket boundary.Smith (2-32) and Howell

(2-37) removed Finch (8)

and Beer (9) respectively toreduce Sussex to 117-6 after16.But with Wright now in

full Eow, Glos capitulated inthe face of some Dne strikingfromWright who went from50 to 100 in the space fourovers to lead his side hometo the unlikeliest of victories.

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CHELTENHAM ended theirpoor run with a muchneeded home win overfellow strugglers Chard.After choosing to bat Drst,

a half century from FredDavies helped Cheltenhamreach 262 for eight fromtheir 50 overs at the VictoriaGround.Kieran Smith contributed

a valuable 46 while lowerorder batsman George Terryscored a creditable 38 notout.

Davies then followed uphis Dne display with the batby taking Dve wickets tohelp secure a third success ofthe summer for WillSimmons’ team.He Dnished with Dgures of

Dve for 45 from nine oversas Chard were restricted to244 for eight.Cheltenham moved out

of the bottom two inPremier Two ahead of Satur-day’s trip to Lechlade.In the Gloucestershire Di-

vision, Cheltenham CivilService beat Stroud by 21

runs to keep their title pushgoing.George Leadbetter’s

superb 131 was the catalysefor Service, with AshleyJones making 46.Bradley Attwood took

three for 46 as Stroudmanaged 279 for six in theirresponse to Service’s 300 forsix.Hatherley and Reddings

were well beaten at Dumble-ton, going down by 170runs, while Woodmancoteclaimed a one wicket win atBourton Vale.

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SATURDAY sees the IrstGroup One race of the Jatseason for three-year-old andupwards horses.The race is the Eclipse Stakes

run over amile and quarter onthe stiff round track atSandown Park.Traditionally a race for

Epsom Derby winners drop-ping down in distance orGuineas winners going up intrip, this year was to be uniqueas it likely featured both theEpsom Derby winner GoldenHorn and the French Derbywinner New Bay. Unfortu-nately New Bay was scratchedearlier in the weekOf the older horses (who all

must give weight to the threeyears olds), the Grey Gatsby,and Western Hymn may beamong the challengers for thequarter of a million poundwin prize pot.

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GARY Johnson has addedextra Irepower to his Chel-tenham Town squad withthe addition of twoforward players this week.Target man Danny

Wright and former CreweAlexandra prospect BillyWaters have both agreedone year deals with theRobins, taking bossJohnson’s summer signingspree to eight new faces.Gloucestershire-based

Wright has previously beenon the books of Wrexham,Forest Green Rovers,Gateshead and Kiddermin-ster Harriers.At the age of 30 he will

add some more experienceto the spine of the team

long with defender AaronDownes and midIelderKyle Storer in what will bea predominantly youthfulside going into the Va-narama National Leaguecampaign.“I am very pleased to

bring Danny in becausehe’s an experienced proand he has been there anddone it,” Johnson said.“He knows some of the

players we’ve brought inalready and I think he isthe target man we didn’thave. At 6ft 2in, he is verygood in the air and I’veseen him a lot.“I made a bid for him

when I was at CambridgeUnited and he was atHiston when he was in hisearly 20s, but now in his

early 30s he’s still produc-ing and still scoring goals.“He is a It lad and you

can chuck a ball up to himand he’ll retain it for us.”Waters is described by

Johnson as a ‘playmaker’who has been given a tasteof League One football atCrewe.“I have watched Billy

play a few times and hehad a really good start atCrewe,” Johnson said.“I remember him

playing well against Boltonin the League Cup and Iwas surprised when hedidn’t maintain his Irstteam status there.“You do your due dili-

gence, checking up on himand people that have beenat Crewe under Dario

Gradi and the rest of theteam there always have alot of quality.“He can play as a

forward or as a wide playerand he is a little, stocky ladto go and he’ll be a reallygood team player for us,with end product becausehe can make and scoregoals.”Cheltenham’s new look

group returned for pre-season training onWednesday, with Iveplayers still available forpermanent transfer orloan: Matt Taylor, LeeVaughan, Jack Deaman,Omari Sterling-James andJamal Lawrence.Johnson is now targeting

a goalkeeper and a left-sided player as he puts the

Inishing touches to hissquad.The Robins' Irst friendly

is at Cirencester Town onSaturday, July 11 (3pm).

* Tickets for CheltenhamTown's opening homewarm-up match of thesummer against LeagueOne ShefIeld United onTuesday, July 21 (7.45pm)are on sale now.The Paddock terrace,

Main Stand and Thomsonand Bancks Stand areas ofWhaddon Road will beopen, with the tunnel en-closure and Bristol StreetMotors Stand closed.Prices are as follows:

Adults: £10; concessions,students and Under-18s:£5; Under-11s: free.

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